Tim Walz, favoured by progressives, selected as Harris’s running mate | US Election 2024
NewsFeedKamala Harris selected Minnesota Governor and former teacher Tim Walz as her running mate in the 2024 US election.Published On 6 Aug 20246 Aug 2024…
‘Reject AIPAC’: US progressives join forces against pro-Israel lobby group | Politics News
Washington, DC – Prominent progressive organisations in the United States are joining together to push back against the political and electoral influence of the country’s…
How Kyrsten Sinema is shaking up Democrats, GOP in Arizona
TEMPE, Ariz. — When Kyrsten Sinema ran for Senate in 2018, she could not have been more clear. The Democrat did not call herself a Democrat…
Democratic playbook from New York special election has some progressives worried
That’s left some progressives worried about pivoting too far to the center. “We need to be very careful,” said Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.). “You’re never…
Progressives criticize MSNBC for canceling Mehdi Hasan show
"@msnbc make this make sense. @mehdirhasan’s program has felt like an oasis on air and more needed than ever,” Noura Erakat, a Palestinian American human…
Progressives double down on calls for cease-fire despite Israel-Hamas hostage deal
Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.), one of Biden’s most strident critics in favor of a cease-fire, was not satisfied with the pause in fighting and pointed…
Newsom vetoes progressives’ bills on transgender children and self-driving trucks
Trans youth issues this year have sparked protests in school boards across the state, as conservative groups push for mandatory parental notification policies. Members of…
NYC progressives fear ‘total failure to coalesce’ around mayoral primary challenge
Multiple attendees who spoke with POLITICO left with the impression that Reynoso is giving serious thought to it, but is not likely to run. The…
Ocasio-Cortez and other progressives to visit Latin America
WASHINGTON — New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and a group of fellow progressive Democrats are heading to South America later this month on a congressional trip…
Opinion | How Progressives Can Learn to Celebrate the Fourth of July
This sweeping, nationwide mandated celebration would offer no space for nuance, much less dissent. Trump’s patriotism is simplistic and restrictive, rejecting the notion that citizens…
Why do progressives label conservatives as fascists? To silence debate
Let me begin by saying this: It was a horrible, indefensible decision by a local Moms for Liberty chapter in Indiana to use a quote…
Barabak: Boxer warns progressives pushing Feinstein to retire
Barbara Boxer was once among the most liberal members of the U.S. Senate, a favorite of progressives, who much preferred her over California’s other Democratic…
The Right’s Economic Populism Is Breaking Progressives’ Brains
But this dust-up is actually more interesting than that, because it involves a notable change in the wider political landscape: The rise of the populist…
Progressives, Freedom Caucus and Problem Solvers represented in latest Hill stock ban push
Brian Fitzpatrick, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Matt Gaetz and Raja Krishnamoorthi are uniting on the effort. Source link
Matt Stoller Is One of Twitter’s Angriest Progressives. Why Is He So Cozy With Conservatives?
“BOOM!!!!,” tweeted Stoller. That made Buttigieg, in American Economic Liberties Project parlance, a Democrat with “the courage to learn.” Needling Democrats, though, is perhaps less…
Brandon Johnson elected mayor of Chicago in victory for progressives
CHICAGO – Voters chose former teacher Brandon Johnson to replace Lori Lightfoot to lead the nation's third-largest city, culminating the city’s mayoral election season that has centered…
Johnson elected Chicago mayor in victory for progressives
CHICAGO — Brandon Johnson, a union organizer and former teacher, was elected Chicago mayor Tuesday, a major victory for the party’s progressive wing as the nation’s…
Resist too far? Pelosi tries to tamp down progressives’ public shaming of Trump officials
Reporting from Washington — The recent public shaming of Trump administration officials in restaurants has triggered an internal debate among Democrats over how far they should…
Hochul’s chief judge pick rejected by progressives in stunning defeat
The committee’s decision to reject Hector LaSalle after a bruising confirmation hearing means that the full Senate will not consider her choice. The decision, which…
Progressives eagerly await their chance to harass McCarthy
The gambit, known as the motion to vacate, would almost certainly fail this early in the new Congress, as Republicans can use a procedural move…